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What I Wish I'd Known About Tenure
Leslie M. Phinney discusses tenure and what should you know about the tenure process when starting an academic career.
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Math Geek Mom: The Calculus of a Championship
My daughter came home the other day with words that made my Math Geek heart leap for joy. She told...
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Insanely Proud of Both
Last night, after dinner, as The Wife, The Boy, The Girl, and I chat in the family room: TW: You...
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How Connie can't count
I'll admit to being a little bit anal when it comes to math. I'm not sure "anal" is the right...
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No More 'One and Dones'
The National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I men's basketball tournament resumes today. After the nets have been cut at the...
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Motherhood After Tenure: Rethinking Teaching
During this sabbatical year I promised myself that I wouldn’t even *think* about teaching until the summer. After all, this...
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Stopouts
In discussion with some colleagues from other colleges, I realized recently that different colleges handle 'stopouts' very differently. 'Stopouts' are...
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Groceries and grasping
I was in a grocery store checkout line last week. The woman in line ahead of me had two children...